Where does “Ratzefummel” come from?

Ratzefummel (German) comes from German fummeln, from Middle Low German fummelen.

Ratzefummel (German): rubber eraser

Definitions

  1. rubber eraser

Ancestry of “Ratzefummel”, step by step

Ratzefummel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fummeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfummelnto fumble; to fiddle; to make out
2Middle Low Germanfummelen—

via German ratzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanratzento sleep
Every word from Middle Low German fummelen →